Publications

2009

1. 

   Green jobs assessment in agriculture and forestry sector in Bangladesh

   30 April 2009

   The report focuses on climate change impacts on Bangladesh; and ways for sustainable economic and social development and environmental protection at national level.

2. 

   ILO 90th anniversary in Bangladesh

   29 April 2009

   ILO marks 90 years world wide and its 36 years in Bangladesh highlighting social dialogue and decent work as the upcoming challenges to respond to the financial economic crisis. Activities include press briefing, trade unions rally and high level forum.

3. Green job assessment in agriculture and forestry sector of Bangladesh

   01 April 2009

   The agriculture sector assessment on green jobs would include both an inventory and assessment of the intensive green technologies which are currently on going or are being planned in the future and those have an impact on poverty reduction, employment creation, sustainable environment and decent work.

4. Training for Rural Economic Empowerment (TREE)

   01 March 2009

   Community-based training (CBT) now referred to by ILO as Training for Rural Economic Empowerment (TREE), a needs- based methodology for promoting income-generation through skills training and support services, has undergone long period of evolution, improvement and paradigm shifts. Years of project level implementation have produced results in each country, in their specific situations, and in particular socio-economic circumstances. These country experiences have transformed the training strategy from its conceptual and policy frameworks, to its systems and methodology, and most of all to its implementing tools and guidelines.

5. Recognition of prior learning

   01 March 2009

   The recognition of prior learning requires the recognition and acceptance by any training organizations of the qualifications and statements of skills issued by other RTOs and registered assessors enabling individuals to receive national recognition of qualifications and statements of skills.

6. Assessment of formal and informal apprenticeship in Bangladesh

   01 March 2009

   Looks at apprenticeship structures within four (4) business sectors: Leather and leather goods; transport equipment (shipbuilding and bicycle manufacture); agro-food processing; information technology (IT).

7. Preliminary assessment of Green Jobs in three sectors: (1) renewable energy (2) waste management (3) construction

   01 February 2009

   Provides a glance at relevant activities being carried out in the context of the framework of ILO’s green job initiatives.

2008

1. Report on the launching ceremony “Green Jobs initiative in Bangladesh”

   04 December 2008

   Summarizes the launching ceremony of Green Jobs ceremony jointly organized by the Ministry of Labour and Employment and the International Labour Organization.

2. A national technical and vocational qualification framework for Bangladesh

   06 November 2008

   This paper describes the National Technical and Vocational Qualifications Framework (NTVQF) proposed for Bangladesh. The proposal was developed after review of qualification frameworks in other countries and local consultations with government, private sector and NGO groups. The proposed framework ranges from NTVQF 1 (equivalent to current National Skills Certificate 1) for a basic skilled worker to NTVQF 4 for a skilled worker. There are two levels higher, NTVQF 5 for a highly skilled worker or supervisor and NTVQF 6 equivalent to Diploma level or equivalent.

3. Mapping and analysis of growth-oriented industrial sub-sectors and their skill requirements in Bangladesh

   06 November 2008

   This report describes findings of research including a survey of 36 Bangladesh enterprises intended to identity: (i) sectors which are competitive and demonstrate growth potential, and (ii) the type of skills that will be required by these sectors in the coming years. For the purpose of selecting sub-sectors of the kind mentioned above, an analysis was undertaken of the pattern of growth, export performance, employment and productivity of manufacturing sub-sectors.

4. The gender wage gap in Bangladesh

   01 June 2008

   This study presents the first comprehensive estimates of the role that gender plays in determining hourly wage gaps between women and men in Bangladesh, by examining gender wage gaps across different industries, among workers with different levels of education and among workers operating across different sized establishments. The paper also provides the first quantitative estimates of the effects of industrial and occupational segregation on average wage rates for women and men in the country.

5. Availability of data related to Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Bangladesh

   28 May 2008

   This study has attempted to map the sources of TVET-related data and assess their availability, reliability, and coverage. It will contribute to the development of a database on TVET to better inform the delivery planning and resource allocation decisions and assess progress in the TVET sector, and has addressed the need for improved the data collection and data management for TVET in Bangladesh.

2007

1. Report of the Workshop on Promoting Gender Equality at the Workplace

   29 March 2007

   The gender workshop was organized to sensitize stakeholders on gender equality at the workplace. It highlighted the international conventions ratified by Bangladesh on CEDAW and Beijing Platform for Action, and progress made by the Government of Bangladesh; micro credit schemes for women and harassment at workplace; it focused on the various initiatives taken by the Bangladesh Employers' Federation, and National Coordination Committee for Workers' Education.

2. Time Bound Programme - Urban Informal Economy (TBP-UIE) project summary (In English and Bengali)

   01 January 2007

   The UIE project is one of the ILO-supported projects to the national Time Bound Program (TBP). The TBP was developed following the ratification of ILO Convention No. 182 on the Elimination of the WFCL by the Government of Bangladesh in 2001. The TBP sets the target for the elimination of all worst forms of child labour by 2015. The UIE project is funded by the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, commenced in January 2007 and its first phase will be completed in December 2011.

2003

1. Migrant worker remittances and micro-finance in Bangladesh

   01 September 2003

   Assesses the scope and origin of migrant remittances in Bangladesh. It examines the current role of financial institutions in transferring remittance and macro-economic background against which such transfers takes place.